List of Famous people with last name Pereira

Alexsandro Pereira, commonly known as Alex Pereira or sometimes Alex Sandro Pereira, is a Brazilian kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division. Most notably, he is the former GLORY Middleweight and Light Heavyweight champion, and has also competed in promotions such as Kunlun Fight, SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship and It's Showtime.

Andreas Hugo Hoelgebaum Pereira is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Lazio, on loan from Premier League side Manchester United, and the Brazil national team.

Vítor Manuel de Oliveira Lopes Pereira is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and is a current manager.

Danilo Luís Hélio Pereira, known as Danilo Pereira is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain, on loan from Porto, and the Portugal national team.

Francisco Javier Pereira Megía is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a right winger.

Michel Fagner Lima Pereira is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing as a Welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2011, he formerly competed for 300 Sparta, Akhmat Fight Club, Serbian Battle Championship, Jungle Fight, Xtreme Fighting Championships and Road Fighting Championship. He is a former Serbian Battle Championship Welterweight Champion.

Matheus Fellipe Costa Pereira is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Premier League club West Bromwich Albion.

Augusto Heleno Ribeiro Pereira is a Brazilian politician and retired General of the Brazilian Army. He was military commander of the Amazon and Chief of the Department of Science and Technology of the Army. Heleno has declared positions against official politics, particularly about the attitude of the international community in regards to Haiti and the indigenous politics of the Brazilian government.

Leonardo "Léo" Pereira is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo.

Merval Pereira is a Brazilian journalist, political columnist and commentator for O Globo, CBN News and Globo News cable television.

Ricardo da Silva Tavares Pereira is a Portuguese actor, model and television presenter.

Francisco de Assis Pereira, also known as "O Maníaco do Parque", is a Brazilian serial killer. He was arrested in 1998 for the rape and murder of 11 women and for assaulting nine others in a São Paulo park.

Antônio Carlos de Sousa Pereira, better known as Tonico Pereira, is a Brazilian television and film actor.

Thiago Machado Vilela Pereira is a retired Brazilian international competition swimmer. One of the greatest swimmers in the history of Brazil, Pereira won the silver medal in the 400-meter individual medley at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, beating the then-current Olympic champion Michael Phelps. He also broke a world record in the short course 200-meter individual medley, and broke several South American and Brazilian records. During his career, he competed with swimming legends Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte.

Victorio Maximiliano "Maxi" Pereira Páez is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right back for Peñarol.

Natália Zilio Pereira is a Brazilian professional volleyball player who won with the Brazil women's national volleyball team the gold medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Álvaro Daniel Pereira Barragán is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Estudiantes de Mérida of Venezuelan Primera División. Mainly a left back, he can perform equally as a left midfielder.

Rita Pereira is a Portuguese actress and model.

Javier Pereira Collado is a Spanish actor. He won Goya Award for Best New Actor for his performance in Stockholm (2013) at the 28th Goya Awards.

Everaldo Dias Pereira, better known as Pastor Everaldo, is a Brazilian pastor, businessman and politician affiliated with the Social Christian Party (PSC). He is a pastor in the Assembly of God church and has been the national president of the PSC. He was the PSC's candidate for President of Brazil in the 2014 election, in which he placed fifth, with 0.75 percent of the total votes.